diff --git a/lib/buffer.js b/lib/buffer.js
index 1f4f0a2e89deb8..a2ded906f8ebc4 100644
--- a/lib/buffer.js
+++ b/lib/buffer.js
@@ -1112,7 +1112,7 @@ function adjustOffset(offset, length) {
   return NumberIsNaN(offset) ? 0 : length;
 }
 
-Buffer.prototype.slice = function slice(start, end) {
+Buffer.prototype.subarray = function subarray(start, end) {
   const srcLength = this.length;
   start = adjustOffset(start, srcLength);
   end = end !== undefined ? adjustOffset(end, srcLength) : srcLength;
@@ -1120,6 +1120,10 @@ Buffer.prototype.slice = function slice(start, end) {
   return new FastBuffer(this.buffer, this.byteOffset + start, newLength);
 };
 
+Buffer.prototype.slice = function slice(start, end) {
+  return this.subarray(start, end);
+};
+
 function swap(b, n, m) {
   const i = b[n];
   b[n] = b[m];